Type-writing machine.



H. G. FERGUSON.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION rILnD snrT.za,19o7.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

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TS -SHEBT 2 l H. C. FERGUSON. TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED snPT.2a,19o7.

enteran llA NKY (l. FERGUSON, Ol" CANTON, 0H

to, ,.tssicN or iLIoN, Nnv.' roar, it como 'YtfKOlll", SEAMANS te lilGNlGDlCTV Ol" NEW YORK.

TYPE -W'RITING MACHINE Application filed September' 23,

it all 'ur/wmy 'it ymuy concern:

lle it known that` I, llAxncv C. Fnaeosox, citizen ot' the llnited States, and resident'y of I Canton, in the county of Stark and State ot' f Ohio, havoinvented certain new and useful t improvements in Typelliiting Machines. :t ot which the following a specification. i

Specification of Letters Patent.

lleterrn will hp seen thatV the comprises a hase l, c

.y "i ',Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

).9074 Serial No. 394,111.2.

limited to a ipt-ion, as my invention in any known style or machines.

ig more particularly to Fig. l it framing of the machine orner postel 2 and a top My inver-ion relates to typewritingl inaplate 3. The latter carries standards et and ehlnes and more particularly to means tor 5 wlnch support guide rods (J and T respecat-.tuatmg printing instrumentalities eoni tlvely for a carriage truck S. The usual ringe, the invention laying especially adapted tor what may be termed liner Work, such as the production ot "following-lines." in` hills, statements and indexes; for producing lines otl stars orfor underscoring and the I like. and the object of the invention is tot provide Simple and ctlicient means of the;` character specified.

lo the above and other ends which will f hereinafte appear my invention consists ot' I the features ot construction. arrangements, ot' parts and combinations ot devices to lie t set .forth in the followingy specilication and I particularly pointed out'I in 'the appended' claims.

ln the accompanying drawings whereini like reference characters indicate correspomlingr-parts in the various views. l1"igure l is a currently with or by lthe travel of the carl vertical. central. front to rear sectional view ot' a typewriting machine embodying my invention; parts ot the structure heing omitted and Fig. .2 is an enlarged fr a portion ot' the escapement mechanism and parts broken away. I the devices ot my invention. vl"ig. El is an l l l l detail fragmentary top view showin enlarged detail 'tront elevation oll the same. Fig. -lis an enlarged detail fragmentaiy plan view similar to lig hut showinganother form of device embodying my invention. Fig. .3 is an enlarged detail fragmen e to tary side elevation ot' the same with parts iu ot' section.

'ihere are various st vles or kinds of typewriters. ln some machines the plied to a earrine'e ,which travels while the printingl instrumentalit'ies remain relatively stationary. ln other machines the printing instrumentalities are mounted ou a traveling carriage while the paper holding devices rey' main relatively stationary. l have elected to show my invention carried out in the first i mentioned kind ot" writing machines, but l l in l paper is api l l i l tchine.

In vari roller t) is carried hy the. truck and bears on. the rod t3. shaft 1l jouri otally counec linlis lil to tl trame carries at roller 1l supporte/l on a shift rail 15 to change the ease dogl roeke connected to a universal the usual manner for levers fulcrumed ona hase ot the machine. ate with an escapemt connected through the s' mechanism platen l() is mounted on antled in a platen frame l2 pivted at the rear side thereof by ie carriage truck. The platen the front side thereof a position of the platen. r 16 carries feed dogs 1? and .is har (not shown) in actuation by the key web or har 1 8 on the The 'feed dogs cooperlnt wheel lt) operatively usual pa wl and ratchet (not shown), contained in a in the ne. top plate of the ard end ot the shaft 2l n 23 with which a feed 'lhe feed raelt is carried by at 2li and with a i'aelt lleseribed conlt'emington madeseription o'l the conon ot this fportiou of the unnecessany.

ous characters oli work it is eusmary to employ following-lines lines stars t scoring.

rlhe. devices tended Vo show an omission, and under-. 'l'he use of stars and underseorlng is well understood and exa/'iliples art` given helow ot' the use of "toll owingl lines in statement. invoice and index work N haies ot' hay $40. 00 l() bags ot` corn 10.0() Oliver Twist' See. lvl Shelf tl of my present invention are more particularly to accomplish,

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present mi" f be 'pivoted neri, secured :i te "ile I l neutli the oem-ing 'lie type .er or die usuel construction extypes 3G :intl 3l thereon {'orrespoi'id ro the Chorale er of liner-Work to lie Written on the nmoliine. lf, 'for in stance, it, is of the character given in the above exemples, the will be in 'the nsl loli types may oe the the some Cher-- e in die upper or lower may oe aliiorent to giveox; Character or" marl; when the gieten is in the wiper Cese position snel vier, which a i' another who Elie platen is in the lower oase positionu l ype ber *2l is eonusoled to a two-'gort is one joeri. or member ol iinl: o ooiineotecl to o key lever .f lrioli has il lez/ey at the keyboard oi the nieeoizie and which like the other printing levers is 'fnlernmed on the web 1S. The other pr or member 35 of the lin-li is pirf reci el; upper enel to 'the type loer :incl is form-S es ai loop its lower e loop loosely surrounding" enel tniiernenibei" so to giurie ille two members in their re Jire increments one `zlie' other. The inernoer 35 likewise liesv e guiding loop Wliioli l'ooseljiT surrounds the member 35. iii soiled expansion spring 38 surrounds the ir emller 35 :incl beers et; its ends against the loops BG and and forces there normally againstthe 39 and eli) respectively iieii are izrecl 'to *elle ineniloeis of the twopark link. This construction provides e i' eonneerloo oe'ween ine lzey Se type Der, connection enables i typo Toer to moreel swag," from the :la en weisst, tension 0i the s rino D C i. y L l| I fa* I een ne ringer Key is maintained depressed es will hereinafter more clearly appear. Freni en inspoetionoii Figs. ly :2 :ino B it Will be observed. cnet the bearing 22 is pro- 'icl'ed with e laterally extending; lug ll lmvinge threaded opening for cooperation with e shouldered screw 42. This screw constitutes a nearing or pivot; for' e pinion -l-l Poiineetenl by :i luila 44 with a rotary actuating device which is preferably in the neiture of a (zum or Wiper Wheel provideo Wiel: wiper arms 'lG. The consbruotion is suoli that when he feed pinion 23 roisetl, iwougli time movement oi' the corrieron-@scorr pending' roiation will loe transmitted to the genre-l pinion i3 and to loe rotorydevivo or e #lf3 connemetl therewith. A tleion of? lite finger key il a moves the type i Where il o tie oar is :il: substantially zu lu*I printing' position. 1non 'lle typo lnu 2T lios been moved to the operative position. unlimited. in Figs. Q and 3, it is also lvrouo'lu into Cooperative relation 'with the ro ry device i5 :intl lies beneath one oi the wiper arms 4G thereon 'lie relerion ol the rot-ery device and its wiper arms -ltj willi the gearing between said device :nul die oseupe ,nieniwheel is suoli that one ol the arms to will always be brought ine position such :is "ist represented in lfigr. 3 when til-e voi-ringo is ei'restecl :it any letter spore posit ion in the r'un of the eorrfiage so 'that one ol the wiper arms 4t2 is directly above the. typolmr when the latter is moved to the operative position. Norinelllt' the type ber is in the position shown 'in AFig'. l 'Where is is out of coopera! tire relation r di `lle rotary device l5; und the rotation o? the (levier- JJ :u 'ellis time luis no effect Whatever 'upoi'i 'me sypo bei:

Should the operator desire lio use the ilocice for doing liner worlt. it is merely necessary to depress alle linger key :a which is effective to move the type lmr to" :i position Where the type thereon is :it or nenti' the printing point and, as before stated, this movement is eieetive to bring the type liar into cooperative relation with the rotary (le the posiiion shown in Figs. 2 :unl

vice as sliovn in ligs. 2 und 3. )i move-v ment or the euri-lege el; tins time towards the r right, i effect-ive to rotate the feed pinion 2:3 end thereby effect a rotation of the rotary clerics- Ll which successively brings the Wiper errns thereon 'into .Comisi-t with the type ber. This results in intermittently pressing ille type bei' down against. the tenA sion. ol ilie spring 3S :intl releasing it, so tint,

it may spring back nntler the impulse of the L spring' to the printing position, t'nus producing a succession or imprints suoli, ior 1nstance5 as those shown in the foregoing' examples, tlne imprints being manie et, regular intervals in the movement of tlie'esrrisge. 'Uf Course. it shonltl be understood ilmty these imprints are made, in rapid succession by e sinole movement oi' the carriage from leftto rignt, :incl that the number of imprints or the length oi the line depends upon tire ex tent. oi' movement of the carriage While presiBS - to be vibrated thereby.

thm-,e hereinbefore described bear the same reference numerals and the construction and t operation of the device is the Same as that f previously descriliied exceptthat a bracket i 4T is detachably and adjustablysecured to i the top plate by a :screw 48 whiclris received in a threaded opening in the top plate and bears against a washer 49 to clamp the i bracket in place. The screw passes through i an enlarged opening 50 .in the bracket so that an adjustment oi" the bracket may bc readily eti'ected in order to bring the pinion 43 1,roperly into mesh with the eacapement pinion :223, ln this construction the screw 42 instead of taking into a threaded opening in an integral projection on the hearing is received in a threaded,opening in the forward end ot' the bracket -t-T.

In the construction shown in Figs. 4- and 5 the devices ot' my invention are in the nature of attachments which can be readily applied to existing forms of typewriting machines without changing the structural features of said machines.'

From the foregoing description it will be Seen that 1 have provided simple and elticient means operable independently of suc-t cessive key operations and controlled by the movement of the carriage for effecting an operation of a printing instrumentality to produce a line of imprints. and that by this constructionmuch time and labor is saved over the method hereinbefore employed ot' effecting a separate actuation of the linger key :For each imprint.

It will also be understood that the carriage receives a continuous movement in its return to the right; that it is this continuous movement which actuates the type carrier 20 to effect. a succession of imprints; and that at this time the carriage is moved by hand and therefore constitutes a device movable by hand to effect a movement of a toothed dcvice 45, or one having cam teeth. and thereby effect a succeseion ot' printing movements of the type carrier.

i Various changes maybe made without dcparting from the spirit and scopeoiL` my invention.

'hat claim as new a nd desire to secure hy Letters Patent. isr- 1. In a typewriting' machine. the combi- .nation of a carriage, an ar-ftuating devict` controlled by the movement of the carriage. a vil'iratory type-carrier. and key controlled means for bringing said type-carrier into cooperative relation with said actuating device 2. In a typewriting machine, the combi nation of a carriage. a rotary actuating dcice controlled by the movement of the carriage. a type carrier. and key controlled 'ncans for bringing said typc-carricr into eooperative .relation with said rotary actuating device, whereby anvactuation of the typel carriermay be ell'ected through said rotary actuating device by a movement of the carriage.

il. 'ln a t \t'pc\vriting machine. the combination ot' a carriage. a rotary cam coutrollcd by the movement ot' the carriage. a type bar and key controlled means `t'or bringing said typc bar into coiipcrative rclatiou with said rotary cam. \\'hcrelrv a vibratory printing' movement oi' the type bar may be cllcctcd through said rotary cam by a movement of the carriage.

4. ln a lypewriting machine. the combination oli a carriage. escapcinent lucchauism therefor including an cscapcmcnt wheel. a rotar v actuating' device operated by a part cscapemcnt mechanism. a type-carricr und key actuatcd means tor rendering -said type-carrier opcrativc by .said rotary actuating device.

5. ln a typewriting machine. the combination of a carriage. cscapcmcut mechanism therefor including' a l'ecd pinion. au actualing' dev-icc controlled by said feed pinion. and a printing instrumentality actuated by lsaid actuating device.

ln a typewriting machine. the combination of. a carriage. cscapcmcnt mechanism therefor including a l'ccd pinion. an actuating' device controllcdby \aid feed pinion. a printing' instrumentality actuated by lsaid actuating device.l and a key l'or bringing said printing instrumentality into coperation with said actuating device.

T. ln a typewriting' machine. the combi- .nation of a carriage. cscapemcnt mechanism therefor including a t'ced pinion. a rotary actuating device which is turned by said t'ccd pinion. and a type carrier intermittently actuated by said rotary actuating dcvice.

ln a -typcwriting machine. the combination oi' a carriage. escapcmcnt mechanism therefor including a t'ccd pinion. a rotary actuating dcvicc which is turned by said t'ccd pinion. a type-carrier intermittently actuated by said rotary actuating dcvicc. and a key for bringing said type-carrier approximately to the printing position and into the control ot' said rotary actuating device.

9. ln a typewriting machine. the combination ot' a carriage. a type-carrier. actuating inca us controlled by thc movement of the carriage for oscillating said type-carrier. a key at thc keyboard ol the machine. and means controlled by said key for bringing said type-carrier approximately to the printing position and into coperativerelation with Said actuating means.

l0. in a typewriting machine. the combination of a type-carrier, a key therefor. an intermediate spring connection between said nger key and type-carrier. and means independent of said finger key for actuating said type-carrier.

`nation 'of a the movement of rier actuated by said rack' to print. and means for rendering the rack inoperative to actuate the type carrier. j

29, In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a type carrier, means for. movingr the type carrier .partly to the printin .posit-ion, and means operable concurrent y .with the carriage for moving the type carriezsfrom said last named position to L eii'ect a vibratory printing movement of the carrier, l l i 30. In a typevvriting machine, the combicarrlage, a type carrier, means for moving the type carrier partly to the printing position, and means controlled by the carriage for moving said type carrier from said last. mentioned position to ei'ect a vibratory printing movement of the carrier.

31. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a typewriter frame, a lever and cooperating means operative to elevate one of the type-bars when said lever is moved, and mechanism adapted to vibrate the type-bar by the movement of the carriage, substantially and for the purpose specified.

3:2. In typewriter attachment ot' the class described, and for the purpose set forth, type bar; a lever adapted to elevate the type har; a carriage, and means for actuating the type bar, when elevated, by the return movement oit the carriage, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

v33. In a typewriting machine,. the combination of a carriage, a type carrier, and means for actuating said type carrier, said means comprising a device having cam teeth, said device being actuated concurrently-with the carriage. f 34. In a typewriting machine, the combination with printing keys, a carriage,I and key-actuated,printing instrumentalities, of a type, and means controlled by the movementof the carriage for causing said type to make :i succession ot' imprints in a line on the paper.` p. l

35. ina typewritmg machine, the comb inationwith a carriage, keys and key-actu adcd type bars, of a pivoted type bar, and means controlled b v the movement of the carriage for imparting a succession of strokes to said type bar to cause the type thereon to print a number of times in succession in a line. t

'256. In a tvpewriting machine, thc combination with a carriage, keys and printing instrumentalities controlled by said keys, of a type bar; means for moving said type bar vt'rom its normal position to a position closer to the printing point; and means controlled t by the movement ot' said carriage for imparting a. succession of short printing` strokes to said type bar to make a successlon of imprints in a line,

I 37. In a. typewriting machine, the com- I binat-ion with a ciu'riage, keys and key-actu ated printing instrumentalities, of a vibra- 1 toiv type; a toothed device; and means operatedby a continuons movementof said toothed device for producing a'succession of vibratory printing movements of the type to effect a succcssioii of imprints from said type.

$38. lu a typewriting machine the combination with a carriage, keys and key-actuated printing instrunicntalitles, of a type bar, means for moving saidA vtype bar from its normal position to a position closer to the printing point; and means for imparting to said type bar from its last named position a rapid succession of printing-strokes.

539. In a tvpewriting machine, the combination of a vibratory type, and means controlled by a continuous movement of the carriage for causing a vibratory movement of said type to make a succession of imprints on the paper.

40. ln a typewriting machine, the combination of a vibratory type, a device movable by hand, and means operated by a continuous movement of said device for impart ing a' succession of vibratory printing strokesI to said type.

il. ln a typewriting machine7 the combination of a carriage, a vibrator',v type, means controlled by a (.fontinuons movement of the carriage for causing said type to make a succession of vibratory movements to pro# duce a succession of imprints in a line,and means for rendering the last mentioned means operative or inoperative to etiect printing operations.

42. n a typewriting machine, the commovcs concurrently with said carriage, and a type carrier actuated by said rotary device.

43. In a typewriting machine, the com` binatiori of a carriage, a rotary device which moves concurrently with said carriage, and a vibratory type carrier intermittently actuated by said rotary device.

4l. ln a typevvriting machine, the cornbination of a carriage, a rotary device\anto maticalL/v actuated by the travel of the carriage, and a type lcarrier actuated by said rotary levice.

. 45. binatioinof a carriage, a rotary device auto.- matically actuated by the travel oi the car lringe in one direction only, and a type carrier actuated bysaid rota y device.

46. lu a typewritiig machine, the combinationfof acnrriage, a rotary device antomatically actuated b y the travel of the carriage, and a )ivotcc type bar vibratcd by the rotation ot said rotar f device.

47. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a rotary dc vice. which moves concurrently with said carriage. a type bination of a carriage, a. rotary device which n a' typcvvriting machine, the conlctu'rer actuated by Sm't 'otely devicej and me'tezmy actuated by' the travel of the'cel 'liee in one dection only, a type carier actuated by said rotar); device, and means for rendetng the lctaly device uope'fetive to efct :l printing' epel'etcn of the vtype carrei'.

b'eaton of :t cmfage, u eem reta-te@ by v t'nvcl ci? the cetieee, end e type ceme aci cated by the temel cam( tu c t pewtng machine, the combination o? e Gaming-s., e rotary device actuated by the travel et the camegge9 m a ybxntcry pvotcd type carrier which is given printing movements by eaitt eatery device reguar inter-vete iu the movement of the en Ta In a typewl'iting nmc'hne, the combination of a carriage, e, cem rotated by the travel et the ca Wiege, e type carrier actuated by the Tete y cams, und menne whereby the rotary eem rendered operative of inoperative to effect e printing epemten of thetype carrier.

53. ln e typewrtgtg machine, the eembneten of a eamege, e rotary device actuated by the twv/et of the carriage, a vibretery pvoted type carrie? which s given printing movements by said rot-ery device at regular inter-Jets in the mevemelt of the carriage, and means ttflereby the rotary device is rendefect eperatye or ueperetve to effect, a printing epezttcu et the type Camiel:

ci tu tyl itl machine, Fue cfmbnemen et u n :t mex, a ctev dey e actuated by Seid rect: and Contete the in e typeY me' meehne, 'the cumbi- A rotary dev'ce Beilen mi' e. sa, t1', :t

y ecturzefft by nd een tolk-rtl, 1e

moyen cem-ier ec- 50. T11 e. type-tng machine, the cem- Y l i vmeans copewtug with the Seit 'In :ft typewf t nii-achete? net-ion Yci" e Junge, le een' eetey and traveling with the e, fet-afg eteyce actuated 'by Seial met, Vbmtezy but' mftlietett by Suid trote J titevce.

'ln typew ing machine?, nation ef carriage, ey type e lminmfy moving means type cet-Iier adjacent te the tien, e rotary device @entretient by f ment et the eexzge7 und ineens cee e; Wthse rotary tevce causing t te print. l f

58. tu a typewting mechee, eee nation eff carriage, e yibletccy type eel'- rer, menne tot* mrwng the type imnelv adjacent, te the pliant autcmumenty actuated tetue] trotted by twe et' the w 'sembifitage? eee mtkuy tievic'e fet* ceueng the type to print..

BO. tu zrtypewrtng mecne, the combination of e, carriage? a type, and means lac- (tucug' e succession 'of mprrete fem seid. type by e single npxfrvement ef `the eerege? seid means lgelumg :1 rotary actuating dc- \'ce the moy-ement et which s eont-otect thc `mi)yen'xent ef the emliege.

G1. In n ltypewliting machine, the combination et' u carriage, a ytnatccy type cer- 1', und menne "for pretuc'ng succession of imprints-from the type on seid carrier e si n- *ement et the caregej 'ss-ift means inclu@ retey :':etuetiz Ig vente@ lett by the 1* @vement oit the car ,2,

($2. n e type. -ltng n'tecne, the czmbnation et' t 1 i L Yibuti@ :l type cer-- rien :md mee. 1s tbl' preduciw a suceesemt et mprets Lem -j t. sutgte mevemex 

